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straight here, 24-hour trip from liberia to make sure she got hillary clinton's signature. chris: is your cover ready? "time magazine"'s cover ready? when are you ready to drop it? >> on the cover of-time, it's a big seller. she maybe a bigger political celebrity than obama. chris: she is the future. >> people are fascinated by her life story, a successful woman in politics. it's a "people" magazine cover and a "time magazine" cover. chris: reporters knowing about what the spies are about to, and david, what are you hearing from your spies? >> i tell you what i'm hearing from my spies in team hillary. they tell me as they tell kathleen, no decision made yet, but an interesting fact, when she gave big dinners as secretary of state, in addition to all of the foreign policy personalities, there were always a few big donors who were sprinkled in and they won't forget it when it comes time in 2015 to begin. chris: hosting a show from berlin, from germany, another event given at the state department with her supporters and the obama supporters was at the white house, you're right
straight here, 24-hour trip from liberia to make sure she got hillary clinton's signature. chris: is your cover ready? "time magazine"'s cover ready? when are you ready to drop it? >> on the cover of-time, it's a big seller. she maybe a bigger political celebrity than obama. chris: she is the future. >> people are fascinated by her life story, a successful woman in politics. it's a "people" magazine cover and a "time magazine" cover. chris: reporters...
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further west the heavy rain is expected to reach down towards parts of liberia in the south. ♪ >> welcome back to aljazeera. catherine ashton says she has had in-depth discussions with mohammad morsi. the first official to meet with him since he was detained on the third of july. taliban fighters have freed nearly 250 prisoners from a jail in northwest pakistan. palestinian negotiators are due to begin the second day of talks in washington, d.c.. is not in a says he position to judge gave tate -- gay people. he made the remarks on his way back from brazil. richard has the story. visit to brazil, he walked through one of their most dangerous slums. it was attended by nearly 3 million worshipers, one of the biggest in recent history. but some of his most candid comments came much later. on his flight back to italy speaking directly to journalists on board. a series of controversial issues, including women and gay rights. >> everyone writes about the gay. but they still have not found anyone who gives identity cards. our lobbies are not good. if a person is gay and seeks god and has good wil
further west the heavy rain is expected to reach down towards parts of liberia in the south. ♪ >> welcome back to aljazeera. catherine ashton says she has had in-depth discussions with mohammad morsi. the first official to meet with him since he was detained on the third of july. taliban fighters have freed nearly 250 prisoners from a jail in northwest pakistan. palestinian negotiators are due to begin the second day of talks in washington, d.c.. is not in a says he position to judge...
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were basically kidnapped yvonne from thailand another one from liberia. first they were approached by f.b.i. agents posing as members of some drug cartel and a war. basically provoked and discussing no for a. did not solicit but the agency for tourists awaiting them to agree to provide the services. planes something else. and then they were arrested and brought to the united states in violation of the law of thailand and in violation of the law of liberia. they were given sentences twenty and twenty five years respectively just for. criminal intent not for actual deed and this criminal intent. by the opinion of many lawyers was not sufficiently proved in the united states court the floor. and we believe that this is this is the way you handle international relations it's not the way you fight. criminals even before you you know prove that they're criminals before they can testify to in a court of law can we move on and talk about iran if that's ok following the u.n. general assembly in new york that seems to be cautious optimism about tehran's new approac
were basically kidnapped yvonne from thailand another one from liberia. first they were approached by f.b.i. agents posing as members of some drug cartel and a war. basically provoked and discussing no for a. did not solicit but the agency for tourists awaiting them to agree to provide the services. planes something else. and then they were arrested and brought to the united states in violation of the law of thailand and in violation of the law of liberia. they were given sentences twenty and...
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we believe she is the president of liberia. we should tell you that these leaders are scheduled for 15 minutes, but they oftentimes will go longer than that. john terrett was telling us earlier, he's with us from the united nations. john, you were telling us earlier that president obama's speech went what, 43 minutes? >> reporter: 43, you got it. i don't know how long president hassan rouhani will go on, it's impossible to know. but welcome to the second big show of the day at the united nations general assembly. president rouhani wrote an op-ed in the "washington post" last friday and it was quite different. let's leave it like that. different from anything we've heard from iranian leaders in the past. he suggested that he wanted to create a relationship with the united states, move forward and work with the united states. what's going on? well, the two countries, they're getting together because all of a sudden their aspirations in the region are beginning to align. sanctions are really hurting iran, and the united states wou
we believe she is the president of liberia. we should tell you that these leaders are scheduled for 15 minutes, but they oftentimes will go longer than that. john terrett was telling us earlier, he's with us from the united nations. john, you were telling us earlier that president obama's speech went what, 43 minutes? >> reporter: 43, you got it. i don't know how long president hassan rouhani will go on, it's impossible to know. but welcome to the second big show of the day at the united...
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transnational spiritual community, a group of african-americans that left chicago in 1967, fled to liberia, and then eventually to southern israel, and by '69 they made it to southern israel and have been there ever since. very few people talk about this community. what was once 400 people who left are now 34 hundred, and it's a story about how the community in israel uses that as a base to connect with community members on five different continentses all over the world. there's a change of folks throughout the united states and i'm interested in how they use the media technology to build this transnational spiritual community, and it's a fascinating story that few people know about. so it would be fun to bring that to hopefully a wide audience. >> host: you're finishing it but self months before at it published. >> guest: not until the end of 2013. >> host: we have been talking with university of pennsylvania professor dr. john l. jackson, jr., here's the book. racial pair nowa, the unintended consequences of political correctness, this is book tv on c-span2. >> now from the university of
transnational spiritual community, a group of african-americans that left chicago in 1967, fled to liberia, and then eventually to southern israel, and by '69 they made it to southern israel and have been there ever since. very few people talk about this community. what was once 400 people who left are now 34 hundred, and it's a story about how the community in israel uses that as a base to connect with community members on five different continentses all over the world. there's a change of...
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you know, i was host iing in liberia, trying to show american taxpayers how well it's been spent or not. perhaps the surrealest moment was indeed in a very low-lit bar in monrovia. it's a country still in rubble after civil war, and seeing these very senior senators in thor, not age, sort of, you know, moving and grooving to a girl called sweets in this low light, and hanging out with people you wouldn't normally find them with. but, you know, they were there because they're really passionate about this stuff, and lindsey graham is an amazing advocate. we had really only one idea, our organization one. to work with both sides, to find a radical center. how do you get to the right? you did it with jess write helms, lindsey graham, what is the argument you use? >> i think already your question i challenge, because it predisposes that people on the right of not prone to be moved by this. i think they are. i think people on the left are also. most people are looking for progress. this is one area that you'll get most of congress to agree on. >> but part of the chalening you faced and the su
you know, i was host iing in liberia, trying to show american taxpayers how well it's been spent or not. perhaps the surrealest moment was indeed in a very low-lit bar in monrovia. it's a country still in rubble after civil war, and seeing these very senior senators in thor, not age, sort of, you know, moving and grooving to a girl called sweets in this low light, and hanging out with people you wouldn't normally find them with. but, you know, they were there because they're really passionate...
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for the child armies of african an sierra leon, liberia is the weapon of choice and known by drug dealers and cartels and it was an icon for violence in the 20th century. four years ago the russian leadership celebrated his 90th birthday. awarding him the nation's highest honor, hero of the russian federation but looking back on his life he had some regrets. i'm proud of invention but sad it's used by terrorists and i would like to build a machine that farmers could use like a lawnmower and peter sharp in moscow. they are calling for a boycott of the winter all picks to talk about the human rights record and two female members have been freed from prison and reunited in moscow and jailed last year for singing at a moscow cathedral regarding putin's leadership and they were dismissed by putin as a propaganda stunt. >> this was regarding the olympics but i'm calling for a boycott and honesty and do not sell yourself for oil and gas that russia can provide. >> reporter: the crowds looked big but the number of people is dwindling and half a million people gathered in kiev but sunday was the l
for the child armies of african an sierra leon, liberia is the weapon of choice and known by drug dealers and cartels and it was an icon for violence in the 20th century. four years ago the russian leadership celebrated his 90th birthday. awarding him the nation's highest honor, hero of the russian federation but looking back on his life he had some regrets. i'm proud of invention but sad it's used by terrorists and i would like to build a machine that farmers could use like a lawnmower and...
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it was a panama flagged ship from liberia and correct safety procedures had not been followed, but he did not say where the liability lay beyond that. those who arguing were noting the ship aware of the shortcomings of the state of repair. obviously going to continue. people here are angry, especially the environmentalist who are curious about the fact that this is not being resolved, and it may will on -- may well go on to another court. >> here is a look at some other world news stories. a potentially fatal blow for ukraine's trade deal with the eu . a special session of the ukrainian parliament on the future of the jailed former prime minister ended without a vote. whether toebating let him leave for medical care. her release is a key requirement to sign ae to be able trade agreement with the european union later this month. up to 300 are feared dead after a cyclone in somalia. now in of emergency is place after days of flooding in the northeast. some of the areas most hit are the infamous pirate hotspots. egypt -- the egyptian deposed president mohamed morsi says that he will sue
it was a panama flagged ship from liberia and correct safety procedures had not been followed, but he did not say where the liability lay beyond that. those who arguing were noting the ship aware of the shortcomings of the state of repair. obviously going to continue. people here are angry, especially the environmentalist who are curious about the fact that this is not being resolved, and it may will on -- may well go on to another court. >> here is a look at some other world news...
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to train 150 psychiatric nurses because they've only had one psychiatrist in all of liberia. so she works on mental health all over the world. >> now i reckon you will live another 40 years, which is my guess looking at you, what is your legacy? if you wrote your own tombstone, what would you like it so say. >> human rights and peace. aggressively seek peace and bring hope to people in the world.
to train 150 psychiatric nurses because they've only had one psychiatrist in all of liberia. so she works on mental health all over the world. >> now i reckon you will live another 40 years, which is my guess looking at you, what is your legacy? if you wrote your own tombstone, what would you like it so say. >> human rights and peace. aggressively seek peace and bring hope to people in the world.
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transnational spiritual community, a group of african-americans that left chicago in 1967 first for liberia where they got in '67 and then eventually for southern israel. and by '69 they made it to southern israel, and they've made it ever since. very few people talk about this community. what was once 400 people who left are now somewhere around 3500 or 4,000. african-americans. they've had a thousand births in southern israel alone, and it's a story about how this community in israel uses that as a base to really connect with saints as community members are called on five different continents all around the world and doing their own development projects in africa. they have this chain of soul food vegan restaurants all throughout the united states. and i'm interested in how they use new media technology to build this sort of transnational spiritual commitment. and it's just a fascinating story that few people know about. so i think it'd be fun to just bring that to, hopefully, a wider audience. >> so you're finishing it, but it'll be several months until it gets published. >> probably won
transnational spiritual community, a group of african-americans that left chicago in 1967 first for liberia where they got in '67 and then eventually for southern israel. and by '69 they made it to southern israel, and they've made it ever since. very few people talk about this community. what was once 400 people who left are now somewhere around 3500 or 4,000. african-americans. they've had a thousand births in southern israel alone, and it's a story about how this community in israel uses...
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>> that's funny. >> two irish guys leave a bar -- you know, i was hosting in liberia, trying to show american taxpayers where their money has been spent, how well it's been spent or not, however the case may be. perhaps the surrealest moment was indeed in a very low-lit bar in monrovia. it's a country still in rubble after civil war, and seeing these very senior senators in authority, not age, sort of moving and grooving to the girl called sweets in this low light, and hanging out with people you wouldn't normally find them with. but, you know, they were there because they're really passionate about this stuff, and lindsey graham is an amazing advocate. we had really only one idea, our organization one. which was to work with both sides, not to be held hostage by ideology on the left, or the right. but actually to find a radical center, not a soft center, a tough-minded center. that's been our strategy. how do you get to the right? you did it with jesse helms, you did it with lindsey graham. what is the argument you use? >> i think already your question i challenge, because it predis
>> that's funny. >> two irish guys leave a bar -- you know, i was hosting in liberia, trying to show american taxpayers where their money has been spent, how well it's been spent or not, however the case may be. perhaps the surrealest moment was indeed in a very low-lit bar in monrovia. it's a country still in rubble after civil war, and seeing these very senior senators in authority, not age, sort of moving and grooving to the girl called sweets in this low light, and hanging out...
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terms ranked between liberia and haiti. politically, italy is very divided, and the concern is whatever government is formed after these elections, it won't be strong enough to pass for deep, structural changes the country so needs. >> that was reporting from the italy and the economic troubles facing the country in the run up to the election. many ballots have already been sent in from outside italy, many of those are cast from what's called italy's forgotten generation who have left the country to find opportunities abroad. through the down turn, 50,000 italians have been leaving annually. over 0% of those going abroad are university graduates. within the country, unemployment for young people is now more than 36%. now, i'm joined by italian filmmaker brunetta, who made a documentary based on the people who moved away from the country, and from one of those immigrants, an archaeologist. before we actually talk to you both, we would love to see a little bit of the film that you made, brulla. let's run a clip right now. >>
terms ranked between liberia and haiti. politically, italy is very divided, and the concern is whatever government is formed after these elections, it won't be strong enough to pass for deep, structural changes the country so needs. >> that was reporting from the italy and the economic troubles facing the country in the run up to the election. many ballots have already been sent in from outside italy, many of those are cast from what's called italy's forgotten generation who have left the...
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he went on to paste portraits in the favelas of brazil, liberia, and the separation wall in israel. his latest project is called "inside out." it's the subject of a new hbo documentary and here is the trailer. >> when you do the graffiti, you actually look for people to take then when i started taking those photos i got much more than that (speaking french) >> we are always seeing pictures of the face. now it's people. >> you can ask me how do i end up? i don't know. and that's the beauty of it. >> rose: it looks great. tell me what i just saw. >> (laughs) you just saw basically the documentary who followed a project i did two years ago and i say now i'm going to flip my art. i've been doing pasting, enlarging photos 123r years. now i'm going to stop and let you do it. so all the people who say "you should come to my community and paste" i say "you do the photo. i'm going to print it for you but i want you to paste it where it makes sense for you." and in two years, more than 150,000 around the world pasted in 10,000 cities photos they took in places that made sense for them. >> do
he went on to paste portraits in the favelas of brazil, liberia, and the separation wall in israel. his latest project is called "inside out." it's the subject of a new hbo documentary and here is the trailer. >> when you do the graffiti, you actually look for people to take then when i started taking those photos i got much more than that (speaking french) >> we are always seeing pictures of the face. now it's people. >> you can ask me how do i end up? i don't know....
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protests well the capital itself multiple groups of venting their anger as workers from loss and making liberia and one stage a rally of the hundreds of flights have been grounded as hewitt pilots and other stuff protest against the british planes parents company plan to around four thousand jobs political analysts to go under marauder believes spain's a social discontent is deeply rooted. in one of the work you so value. that was affected between if you really which is it was two years ago how stable mushy fleet which is. the fact is that. the leadership of these holding most. and they have been unable to so you to find a compromise with the spine is where force and they land them but that's the way to the east where we had seen last year was mostly signatory of protests health care or education where it isn't set right now is seen a more generalized anger of the system not just of the government but of the whole political system and this has to do with the with the scandals of corruption which are now very prominent in the spanish media people are very angry about that and what we see they sa
protests well the capital itself multiple groups of venting their anger as workers from loss and making liberia and one stage a rally of the hundreds of flights have been grounded as hewitt pilots and other stuff protest against the british planes parents company plan to around four thousand jobs political analysts to go under marauder believes spain's a social discontent is deeply rooted. in one of the work you so value. that was affected between if you really which is it was two years ago how...
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he suggested they be sent back to liberia and many did return and today they have people seems to our washington because clay thought that if the blacks remain in the country would do to the white people what the white people have done to them. he was trying to be realistic but at the same time he had to work out some means with that credit critical state and with those other radicals began arriving in nashville the plan to recommend that each state secede from the union. imagine what that would have meant the civil war in 1850 in the north is not prepared. with that little proviso that passed in the house because of the overwhelming numbers but it died in the senate. and they blocked it. every session the proviso was brought up again and passed in the house and defeated in the senate. the one thing the seven years insisted on is if there is any mention of the will want proviso we will not buy it so clay realized that's not the way. the one solution that some people approved was called popular sovereignty which was congress should not decide but the people who live in the district sho
he suggested they be sent back to liberia and many did return and today they have people seems to our washington because clay thought that if the blacks remain in the country would do to the white people what the white people have done to them. he was trying to be realistic but at the same time he had to work out some means with that credit critical state and with those other radicals began arriving in nashville the plan to recommend that each state secede from the union. imagine what that...
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for the child armies of africa, in sierra leon, liberia and uganda, it was the weapon of choice, turning ten yeerlsdz into killers. the ak was favored by drug dealers and drug cartels. a weapon that became an icon for violence in the 20th century. four years ago, the russian leadership celebrated his 90th birthday, awarding him the nation's highest honor, hero of the russian federation. but looking back on his life he had some regrets. i am proud of my invention but sad that it's used by terrorists. i would have preferred to invent a machine like people and farmers could use, like a lawn mower. >> in 20 minutes time, one of europe's maritime disasters, we return to lampedusa, to see how people are coping. >>> a palestinian man who went on a 260 day hunger strike against his detention by israel has been freed. he was captured in 2002 and released in 2011. he was rearrested the following year for violating the terms of his release. hunger strike began in august 2012 and ended in april of this year after a deal with the israelis. >>> in jerusalem for us, nasreen can you tell us more about u
for the child armies of africa, in sierra leon, liberia and uganda, it was the weapon of choice, turning ten yeerlsdz into killers. the ak was favored by drug dealers and drug cartels. a weapon that became an icon for violence in the 20th century. four years ago, the russian leadership celebrated his 90th birthday, awarding him the nation's highest honor, hero of the russian federation. but looking back on his life he had some regrets. i am proud of my invention but sad that it's used by...
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. >> there we are with liberia. >> tell us about how that policy dynamic plays into this. >> well, the interesting thing from our survey is equal numbers of men and women, republicans and democrats, all above 80% said that they felt that paid maternity leave should be federally mandated. what does that mean? that means everybody supports women working and working full time and having the full support of our government and of the institutions that support women working. why don't we have it? why are we sort of dead last in both emerging markets as well as in mature societies? >> well, no conversation of women in the workplace can be complete these days without talking about sheryl sandberg. she famously encouraged women, particularly women starting families, to make sure they're leaning in to their work. but women in your survey said they're already leaning in. >> we were happily surprised at that. only 7% of women said they did not take a promotion or additional work because they were preparing to have families. so either sheryl sandberg has gotten through at warp speed or women sort o
. >> there we are with liberia. >> tell us about how that policy dynamic plays into this. >> well, the interesting thing from our survey is equal numbers of men and women, republicans and democrats, all above 80% said that they felt that paid maternity leave should be federally mandated. what does that mean? that means everybody supports women working and working full time and having the full support of our government and of the institutions that support women working. why...
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everybody's eyes probably got like this big, and were, liberia, oh, man, got to get away from that. >> luckily, no one's injured. >> this was the closest call as far as ieds go while i was there. >> the ground disappeared. >> i know, man. >> whoo! >> all the emotions came in at once because at first you're like, oh, no, and then you're like, wow, look how big it is. and then, whoo, they missed. so you get a big group of emotions running at the same time. >> they have several close calls, but the unit doesn't lose anyone in its yearlong tour. but the soldiers will remember this drive through the desert for a long time to come. >> holy [ muted ]. >> i don't know how anybody could forget that who was in that vehicle. it will stick with you for a while. >> whoa! holy [ muted ]. >> everybody good? >>> baghdad, iraq. october 24th, 2005. it's late afternoon when a surveillance camera pointed at a traffic circle captures an suv slowing down. suddenly, it explodes. nbc news bureau chief carl bostic is in the traffic circle when it happens. >> everything around me was just orange, you know, fro
everybody's eyes probably got like this big, and were, liberia, oh, man, got to get away from that. >> luckily, no one's injured. >> this was the closest call as far as ieds go while i was there. >> the ground disappeared. >> i know, man. >> whoo! >> all the emotions came in at once because at first you're like, oh, no, and then you're like, wow, look how big it is. and then, whoo, they missed. so you get a big group of emotions running at the same time....
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. >> in the small african nation of liberia not one of the 25,000 students who took the state university admission exam passed. liberian president ellen surleaf acknowledged that her school system was a mess. all of the 25,000 papers were greated by just two people. >>> emergency measures to tackle the radioactive leek from the fukushima plant. the government has rested control from tepco's tokyo electric company, because of the mismanagement of reactor cleanup. are. >>> well, dreams of reaching the final frontier will soon become a reality for some. a chinese company will provide commercial flights to outer space, as soon as next year. craig gleason is live from hong kong and has more on what one company is doing to pick up high-paying passengers. craig. >> well, john, it's been the stuff of childhood dreams in fact one of the first people to realize those dreams was american businessman dennis tito when in 2001 he paid more than $20 million to go into orbit. but recent advances in technological, if you have a cool $100,000 in your back pocket then you may be able to take a trip that's
. >> in the small african nation of liberia not one of the 25,000 students who took the state university admission exam passed. liberian president ellen surleaf acknowledged that her school system was a mess. all of the 25,000 papers were greated by just two people. >>> emergency measures to tackle the radioactive leek from the fukushima plant. the government has rested control from tepco's tokyo electric company, because of the mismanagement of reactor cleanup. are. >>>...
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for example, last week i was in liberia which is a success story. ten years ago the muslim and christian women came together and said, it is time for the fighting to stop, war has to stop. this year president surleaf signed the religion freedom. sometimes we see measurable success and sometimes we can't measure it. sometimes we have to continue with our efforts for promoting religious freedom around the world. >> susan johnson cook ambassador for religious freedom around the world. thank you for coming. >> thank you for having >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. the battle over funding the government and tying it to delays in the president's health care law went down to the final hours, with a government shutdown at stake. the battle in washington gave wall street the jitters. the dow industrials lost nearly 129 points. and in a white house meeting, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned president obama to maintain sanctions against iran, despite a potential diplomatic warming. >> woodruff: online, there's a reason our gove
for example, last week i was in liberia which is a success story. ten years ago the muslim and christian women came together and said, it is time for the fighting to stop, war has to stop. this year president surleaf signed the religion freedom. sometimes we see measurable success and sometimes we can't measure it. sometimes we have to continue with our efforts for promoting religious freedom around the world. >> susan johnson cook ambassador for religious freedom around the world. thank...
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at the same time, you had 50,000 troops in liberia, because the check was signed by the u.s. we have to convince people that there is a real crisis, and we must intervene now, because the crisis will be bigger and bigger. the problem of religion will be increasing. it is not when people are close together. they can talk to each other. but the problem will be bigger and bigger. you need to stop the fighting now. after, the spiral will be terrible. >> the spiral will be terrible. we know that south africa had forces in the south african republic. those forces were pulled out. reports say there was a lot more during the fighting back in april. will south africa stay out of it for good? >> there is an election coming up. there are labor related issues. if the u.n. pull their forces out, it might have the same effect. with the u.n. peacekeeping forces there, i think they will probably stay out for now. >> they are going to stay well clear of it, is what you are saying. julie owono, you were mentioning there are a lot of people in africa who are wary of french imperialism. you hear
at the same time, you had 50,000 troops in liberia, because the check was signed by the u.s. we have to convince people that there is a real crisis, and we must intervene now, because the crisis will be bigger and bigger. the problem of religion will be increasing. it is not when people are close together. they can talk to each other. but the problem will be bigger and bigger. you need to stop the fighting now. after, the spiral will be terrible. >> the spiral will be terrible. we know...
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then pressure builds for decisive action in liberia. we'll talk options with the leading member of the senate armed services committee, senator john mccain. plus -- >> you're off drugs, thank god. >> you're off alcohol? >> oh, thank god. >> our power player of the week. the former champ goes from heights to rock bottom and lives to tell about it. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. well, this week the long, slow investigation into the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi may take a dramatic turn when government workers with new information feoff before congress. joining us now are two members of the house oversight committee that will conduct the hearing. republican jason chafitz and steven lynch. congressmen, welcome to "fox news sunday." we know at least two whistle dblowers with direct knowledge of benghazi are going to testify before your committee on wednesday. gregory hicks, who was the deputy chief of mission in libya, and mark thompson, an officer in states counterterrorism bureau
then pressure builds for decisive action in liberia. we'll talk options with the leading member of the senate armed services committee, senator john mccain. plus -- >> you're off drugs, thank god. >> you're off alcohol? >> oh, thank god. >> our power player of the week. the former champ goes from heights to rock bottom and lives to tell about it. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. well, this week the long, slow...
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unlimited supply of stockpiled cold war weapons to bad guys around the world, including charles taylor of liberia, who was later convicted of war crimes. according to the u.s. indictment, bout had a unique selling point when it came to weapons trafficking: a fleet of cargo airplanes capable of transporting weapons and military equipment anytime, anywhere. more than 60 planes in all, his own private air force. >> those russian aircraft were built like flying dump trucks. he could move this stuff and drop it with pinpoint accuracy to any desert, to any jungle, to any other remote place in the world, right into the hands of what i refer to as the potpourri of global scum. >> by the late 1990s, bout was a legend in the shadowy world of illicit arms dealing, so illusive that the only two pictures that surfaced of him back then were taken without bout's knowledge by a belgian photographer. later, bout became the inspiration behind the nicolas cage character in the movie lord of war. >> i was an equal opportunity merchant of death. i supplied every army but the salvation army. >> u.s. treasury documents
unlimited supply of stockpiled cold war weapons to bad guys around the world, including charles taylor of liberia, who was later convicted of war crimes. according to the u.s. indictment, bout had a unique selling point when it came to weapons trafficking: a fleet of cargo airplanes capable of transporting weapons and military equipment anytime, anywhere. more than 60 planes in all, his own private air force. >> those russian aircraft were built like flying dump trucks. he could move this...
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secretary of state hillary clinton with a long-time ally, liberia's president ellen johnson surleaf. >> it's important to be here today to see that you have fully recovered from your recent illness. >>> on "today" chelsea clinton speaks for the first time about her mom's recovery. >> she is exuding the energy, the vibrancy, and certainly the mental acuty that she always has. i am so grateful that she is not only fine, but healthy and vibrant and strong and, you know, god willing, will be for the next 65 years of her life. >> and chelsea clinton is also chairing the national day of service on saturday. more on that to come. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. the political cavalry has arrived. new york senator chuck schumer has given his seal of approval to president obama's defense nominee. any decision that could rally senate democrats and signal an easier path to confirmation for former senator chuck hagel. joining us now washington post columnist greta -- white house correspondent kristen welker. welcome both. kristen, what is the white house, breathing a huge sigh o
secretary of state hillary clinton with a long-time ally, liberia's president ellen johnson surleaf. >> it's important to be here today to see that you have fully recovered from your recent illness. >>> on "today" chelsea clinton speaks for the first time about her mom's recovery. >> she is exuding the energy, the vibrancy, and certainly the mental acuty that she always has. i am so grateful that she is not only fine, but healthy and vibrant and strong and, you...
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a woman in liberia says to me, we have these rice wars, i knew the price of a bag of rice. none of the men did. a woman in darfur gets into the peace talks. they're stymied and she comes in at the seventh round, they are arguing about where the river should be. who gets the river, the different warring factions and she listens and finally she says, that river dried up years ago. [laughter] i will never forget i will never forget when blanche lincoln from arkansas said, when congress reconvened after the summer, they were talking about minimum wage and she said, i went to target and i bought shoes for my twins to go back to school. i bought the notebooks and i bought the pens. you could not buy those on minimum wage. i know the price. that to me is critical. >> so, practicality. >> women are introducing more laws and work hard to get them past. they care deeply about content. it springs from that reason that they got into the government in the first place. they are committed to projects and have a passion for policy work. that is something that women uniquely bring to govern
a woman in liberia says to me, we have these rice wars, i knew the price of a bag of rice. none of the men did. a woman in darfur gets into the peace talks. they're stymied and she comes in at the seventh round, they are arguing about where the river should be. who gets the river, the different warring factions and she listens and finally she says, that river dried up years ago. [laughter] i will never forget i will never forget when blanche lincoln from arkansas said, when congress reconvened...
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if you look at places like sierra leone, liberia, east timor, haiti, the un has played a central role in restoring order to countries that would otherwise be utter wrecks. i think the un's record is deeply imperfect as we have already discussed but overall, un peacekeeping forces do save lives and bring stability where the alternative is chaos. why don't we give money to the people in the countries affected by violence? during aivil war or civil war, you cannot simply find hundreds or thousands of men of goodwill who would be prepared to restore peace. people have been fighting and they need to be taken apart. they need to be given time to work out their political differences. --n peacekeeping force is can provide a security force for that process. there are places where un peacekeeping forces have been deployed for too long. troops have been on the ground for an unnecessarily lengthy. of time. might well be, it possible to draw down un forces and put more funds into training local security forces. in some cases, un missions are doing precisely that. they are really focusing on buildi
if you look at places like sierra leone, liberia, east timor, haiti, the un has played a central role in restoring order to countries that would otherwise be utter wrecks. i think the un's record is deeply imperfect as we have already discussed but overall, un peacekeeping forces do save lives and bring stability where the alternative is chaos. why don't we give money to the people in the countries affected by violence? during aivil war or civil war, you cannot simply find hundreds or thousands...
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there are other good examples of effected united nations actions liberia among others. then recently we hear about this intervention of the eastern kondo which is a force that that is more than a peacekeeping mandate but peace enforcing. and always with the court -- bush 43 of ministration there is condescension to the capability in utility of the u.n. although i noted that mr. rumsfeld as he thought how do we get out of this heavy stuff may be capacitate un peacekeeping forces may not be a bad thing. that cost a fraction of what it cost to deploy a u.s. force we pay $0.26 on the dollar not to mention the differential between the cost of fielding the un force and the american force it is in order of magnitude at least if not more. my question would be how much time do we or should we spend to try to factor in and institutions like the united nations into our defense posture? or how much do we think about outsourcing? >> the last question. >> it seems if we discuss the future of american defense we would give thought to the future of the american relationship with china.
there are other good examples of effected united nations actions liberia among others. then recently we hear about this intervention of the eastern kondo which is a force that that is more than a peacekeeping mandate but peace enforcing. and always with the court -- bush 43 of ministration there is condescension to the capability in utility of the u.n. although i noted that mr. rumsfeld as he thought how do we get out of this heavy stuff may be capacitate un peacekeeping forces may not be a bad...
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in the bahamas or liberia, they're not subject to the same safety regulations. plus, suzanne, a lot of cruise ship contracts list doctors and nurses as independent contractors. if you sustain an injury on a ship caused by an incompetent doctor you have no right to sue the cruise line whatsoever. >> most of those folks are plain out of luck, yes? >> plain out of luck, it does seem that way. >> oscar pistorius is breaking his silence about the night his girlfriend was shot to death. he sobbed in court, broke down, coming up we'll hear his version of what happened. osteoarthritis. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta
in the bahamas or liberia, they're not subject to the same safety regulations. plus, suzanne, a lot of cruise ship contracts list doctors and nurses as independent contractors. if you sustain an injury on a ship caused by an incompetent doctor you have no right to sue the cruise line whatsoever. >> most of those folks are plain out of luck, yes? >> plain out of luck, it does seem that way. >> oscar pistorius is breaking his silence about the night his girlfriend was shot to...
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if you look at places like sierra leone, liberia, east timor, haiti, the un has played a central role in restoring order to countries that would otherwise be utter wrecks. i think the un's record is deeply imperfect as we have already discussed but overall, un peacekeeping forces do save lives and bring stability where the alternative is chaos. why don't we give money to the people in the countries affected by violence? after a civil war or during a civil war, you cannot simply find hundreds or thousands of men of goodwill who would be prepared to restore peace. people have been fighting and they need to be taken apart. they need to be given time to work out their political differences. a un peacekeeping force is -- can provide a security force for that process. there are places where un peacekeeping forces have been deployed for too long. troops have been on the ground for an unnecessarily lengthy. of time. in those cases, it might well be possible to draw down un forces and put more funds into training local security forces. in some cases, un missions are doing precisely that. they
if you look at places like sierra leone, liberia, east timor, haiti, the un has played a central role in restoring order to countries that would otherwise be utter wrecks. i think the un's record is deeply imperfect as we have already discussed but overall, un peacekeeping forces do save lives and bring stability where the alternative is chaos. why don't we give money to the people in the countries affected by violence? after a civil war or during a civil war, you cannot simply find hundreds or...
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what about library is -- liberia? i am so tired of hearing about israel. i do not live in israel. maybe some of those guys are double agents up there, but we need some people that think about america first. >> gene, joining us from lindbergh, montana, good afternoon. you are on the air. please go ahead. >> i have been listening and watching intently, taking notes on what has been said and ask, and i am really disturbed about chuck hagel. a leopard does not change his spots, and i am a firm believer in that. i have some tough questions if i could ask him myself, and whether it is the democrats or the republicans asking the questions, it is not the time for anybody to run and hide and say they do not know or they do not recall. that is all i have to say. >> calvin, durham, north carolina, day one of the confirmation hearings. you are on the air. >> yes, john mccain appears to be a sore loser, still bitter about his loss in the election. president barack obama won the election. i do not understand why he cannot have who he wants in his cabinet. >> we are getting comments on the faceb
what about library is -- liberia? i am so tired of hearing about israel. i do not live in israel. maybe some of those guys are double agents up there, but we need some people that think about america first. >> gene, joining us from lindbergh, montana, good afternoon. you are on the air. please go ahead. >> i have been listening and watching intently, taking notes on what has been said and ask, and i am really disturbed about chuck hagel. a leopard does not change his spots, and i am...
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in liberia a friend would say to me when i was growing up in liberia we had two predictable rainy seasons that came within a week of when they should come. not anymore. when we get a rainy season we don't know, how do and mend my roads? how do i manage my economy in that situation? that is the situation all over south africa, south asia and north america. i was in bangladesh and i saw the devastating impact of the flooding from a cyclone where it had filled smiles and miles, hundreds of miles of fields with tainted water and the crops would not grow on it. i saw adaptations. you have to have new seeds and new ways of growing for waterlogged or dry conditions. this is expensive and difficult and poor people are undermined in their food security. of course if you under find people their livelihoods and food security this is a huge gender dimension. the rules of an and women are given. women primarily still have to put the put on the table and still have to get the fire wouldn't have to go further for the water and that is a pattern that is so impactful now. it's been going on for years. we
in liberia a friend would say to me when i was growing up in liberia we had two predictable rainy seasons that came within a week of when they should come. not anymore. when we get a rainy season we don't know, how do and mend my roads? how do i manage my economy in that situation? that is the situation all over south africa, south asia and north america. i was in bangladesh and i saw the devastating impact of the flooding from a cyclone where it had filled smiles and miles, hundreds of miles...
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there were a couple other very good examples of the united nations action, liberia among others and now recently we have heard about this intervention force being sent into the eastern congo which is a force with more than a peacekeeping mandate, but a peace enforcing. my point would be coming and i've always encountered in the bush 43 administration a certain amount of compensation to words that capabilities into the utilities, the utility of the un although i noted that mr. rumsfeld as he started thinking about how do we get out of some of this heavy stuff that we've gotten
there were a couple other very good examples of the united nations action, liberia among others and now recently we have heard about this intervention force being sent into the eastern congo which is a force with more than a peacekeeping mandate, but a peace enforcing. my point would be coming and i've always encountered in the bush 43 administration a certain amount of compensation to words that capabilities into the utilities, the utility of the un although i noted that mr. rumsfeld as he...
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to kill a drug agent and another man they were told was an informant and sending two team members to liberia on wednesday to kill the agent. one of them was recorded saying, actually, for me, that's fun. i love this work. they were arrested when they landed. they called murders for hire bonus work and said they need a total of 800,000 dollars. >> these professional killers develop plans to use automatic weapons and silencers and masks and detailed escape routes and cover stories to make their murders look like random violence on the streets. >> reporter: hunter and the others all now under arrest and face charges that could bring life in prison. for "today," pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> just story that is in awe over that. >>> we want to get a check of the rest of the this morning's top stories. >> craig melvin is here with that. >> good morning. >>> a dramatic month of diplomatsy leads to a unanimous vote from the u.n. security council. face consequences if syria does not remove their chemical weapons. the security council would have pass another resolution to decide punishment.
to kill a drug agent and another man they were told was an informant and sending two team members to liberia on wednesday to kill the agent. one of them was recorded saying, actually, for me, that's fun. i love this work. they were arrested when they landed. they called murders for hire bonus work and said they need a total of 800,000 dollars. >> these professional killers develop plans to use automatic weapons and silencers and masks and detailed escape routes and cover stories to make...
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and we did end war after war, sierra leone, liberia. in terms of syria, our president is not saying we're going to do something, we're going to intervene to end the war and depose assad. in fact, he's specifically saying he's not trying to do that. his point as i understand it is that when weapons of mass destruction are used against citizens, against civilians, it is contrary to humanitarian law, it's a crime against humanity, and if we let this pass, in some sense it's not even about the syria syrians, it's about the future of the world. if this passes, the next time someone does this it might be even worse. we have to draw a line that there are certain crimes against humanity that cannot occur without some kind of consequence for the government that perpetrates them. >> just to be clear -- >> i agree with you. i agree with what the presidents doing. i agree with what the president is doing and i very much support the idea of taking the chemical weapons out. all i'm pointing out is it won't end the civil war. >> i don't think anyone i
and we did end war after war, sierra leone, liberia. in terms of syria, our president is not saying we're going to do something, we're going to intervene to end the war and depose assad. in fact, he's specifically saying he's not trying to do that. his point as i understand it is that when weapons of mass destruction are used against citizens, against civilians, it is contrary to humanitarian law, it's a crime against humanity, and if we let this pass, in some sense it's not even about the...